volunteers prepared meals for the homeless and back in washington, d.c. the nonprofit food and friends even put me to work. >> fold them over at the top and bend the ends down. >>. >> reporter: we were packaging the nearly 900 turkeys that will go to needy families tomorrow. they smell amazing. for thousands of people thanksgiving is a time to pay it forward. >> there was a time in my life where folks had to help me, and i didn't have any way to repay those folks, so i just want to give back in any way i can. >> reporter: elsewhere shoppers are already scoping out the post thanksgiving deals. a new survey suggests consumers will increase their holiday spending for the second year in a row. while consumers are spending more this year, not as much as they might have if it weren't for the budget fighting on call toll hill. >>> a police-involved shooting in l.a. let's go straight to scott macfarlane. >> reporter: police are reporting an active shooter near the sports center. this is an aerial footage of englewood. this is 110th street and 5th avenue. two offi